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#9: Kobe Torches Sacramento For 48 Points

Kobe Bryant scores 48 points and rips down 16 rebounds sweep the Sacramento Kings in Western Conference Semifinals Game 4

DESCRIPTION: The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings had a bitter rivalry for the first few years of the dominant Kobe-Shaq era. These two Western Conference heavyweights met regularly in the playoffs with Bryant having arguably his best performance against the rival Kings in 2001.

Kobe torched Sacramento for 48 points while also ripping down 16 rebounds to help the Lakers pull off the four-game sweep.